La Cote Sauvage - Le 27 in Charente Maritimeis a beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Hazards include - Pollution - Nudist colony (France only!).